Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT01843777

Applying the Use of Motivational Tools to Auditory Rehabilitation

The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of helping first-time hearing-aid users get the most out of their hearing aids and determine if one method is better than the other. One method provides the patient with routine information regarding the care and use of hearing aids the other method uses tools to address patient-specific barriers against and motivators for hearing-aid use.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Hearing Loss Ear Diseases Hearing Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • be aged between 20 and 89 years
  • be a first-time hearing-aid user
  • air-conduction pure-tone averages (mean thresholds at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz) of 70 dB HL or less in both ears
  • word-recognition scores of 40% or better in each ear
  • English as their first language
  • have sufficient vision and reading ability
  • have the appropriate cognitive skills to participate in the study as determined by the Mini Mental State Exam, 2nd Edition - Brief Version (Folstein et al., 2010)
  • have been fit by the VA Portland Health Care System Audiology and Speech Pathology Service (ASPS) with two hearing aids which have datalogging capabilities
  • be independent in their completion of activities in daily living, as determined by their score on the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (Katz et al., 1970)
  • have poor adoption of their hearing aids
  • be free of a documented diagnosis in the VA Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) record of neurological or psychological disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, or uncontrolled substance abuse, which would interfere with the completion of the study. Vulnerable populations are not being studied.

Exclusion criteria

Failure to satisfy any of the requirements listed as inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Standard-of-Care

Behavioral

the standard of care in audiologic practice

Treatment

Behavioral

motivational interviewing

Other names: Motivational Interviewing

Primary outcomes

  1. Difference in Hours of Hearing Aid Use Between Pre-intervention and Post-intervention

    Time frame: Collected pre-intervention and again at post-intervention appointment occurring between four and six weeks after the intervention date

    Hearing aid use was measured by the number of hours of use recorded in the hearing-aid software. This was measured on up to four occasions: Visit #1 to #3 (pre-intervention), and Visit #4 (post-intervention). Average daily hours of hearing aid use was documented at each time point, so that the Visit #4 observation is a measure of the average daily use between the start of intervention (Visit #3) and visit #4. Data logger results were averaged between the left and right hearing aids at each time point and across all three pre-intervention time points.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Difference Between Pre-intervention and Post-intervention Total Score on International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids

    Time frame: Collected twice once at pre-intervention visit and once at a post-intervention visit occurring four to six weeks following the intervention

    The total score from the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA; Cox et al., 2000) was used to assess overall hearing-aid outcome. This measure consists of seven items assessing (1) daily hearing-aid use, (2) benefit, (3) residual activity limitation, (4) satisfaction, (5) residual participation restriction, (6) impact (of hearing impairment) on others, and (7) quality of Life. Responses to each question range from 1 (poorest) to 5 (best), for a total score range from 7 points to 35 points. The reported measurement was the change in total score from pre-intervention to post-intervention, with a maximum possible change of 28 points.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Fed

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
May 1, 2013
Registry last updated
Oct 7, 2016

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.